Cotton harvester



June 3, 1930. v B O 1,762,045

COTTON HARVESTEH Filed May 31, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY June 3, 1930. A. E. BENSON COTTON HARVESTER 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed May 31, 1928 INVENTdR AH Benson ATTORNEY I June 3, 1930. A. E. BENSON 1,762,045

COTTON HARVESTER Filed May 31-, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR JELZZ 2967260 ATTORNEY 45 hicle over the ground. An axle 11 is support Each of'the wheels are provided with PatentedJune.3,1930i 1,762,045

UNITED! STATES PA ENT" ries Antri u tn. IBE'NS'OIIVJQF CLARENDON, TEXAS if x COTTON nnnvnstrnn 7 Application filed m y 31, r92 3. Serial No. as yise i.

This invention relates to cotton harvesters. tudi-nal beams 14 are provided with plates An object of the invention is the provision 15, which arepivotally connectedto thelongiof a vehicle adapted to be drawn or propelled tudinal beams and frame 13 so that the front through a cottonfield, and in connection with end 16 of the frame 13 is movable away the cotton plants for removing the cotton from the front en-dof the beams 14. v 55 and collecting the same within a body mount The body '17 of rectangular shape, is ed on thevehicle. v hingedly connected intermediate tlie'ends at Another object of the invention is the pro 18,130 the beams 12, whereby said body may vision of a cotton harvester in theforn i of a be tilted at an angle for releasing. the mate vehicle adapted tobe drawn over rows of cotrials in the body. The front endof the body 60 ton plants with means incorporated-in the is adapted to rest upon a transverse beam vehicle for removing the cotton from plants 18 and is locked to said: beam by means of a and discharging them into a body mounted on pin 19 projecting through said beam and ena frameof the vehicle, the body being'hing edgaging. by a hook 20, pivotally connected to I ly connected to the frame while the frame in the front end of the body 17. t 65 turn is connected to asecondfran'ie supported The body is provided with a pair of secby the four wheels of the vehicle. r tions 21 of aplurality of hoods, and each see- This invention will be best understood from tion is rigidly c'onnectedby means ofa strap a consideration of the following detailed de- 22. The inner end of the hood is open, as scii-ption in connection with the ac'companyshown at 23, and is adapted to be aligned ing drawings; nevertheless, it is to be underwith the rear opening 24 of a section 25 of the stood that the invention is not confined to lioo-d V I r the disclosure being susceptible of such The rear end of the body is open and is changes and modifications as shall define no provided with a hingedclosure 30. This as material departure from the salient features v closure'is rigidly connected with a lJ-shaped of the invention as expressed in the ap strap 31pivotal1'y connected at to a cleat pended claims. A 33 which is secured to the side Walls of the In the drawings g 1 v body 17. A latch 34 is pivotally connected Figure 1 is a plan view of a cotton picker at on the body member l7, and is provided so constructed according to the principlesof'my with a notch 36 adapted toengage the pin 37 8 invention, 7 l V, Y of the closure forloeking the closure in poi Figure 2 is a side view lnHlQVfitlOIlSlTOWlHg sition." v the body in a normal osition, I Mounted in each sect1on25 of the hood is Figure 3 is a side View in'elevation of the a drunr l0 having radially disposed teeth i co cotton harvester showing the body of-the Vetl movinge in close association and in cooperhide in du p g Po t x j 'ation with curved lingersflQ secured to a drum Figure l is a horizontal vertical section 43. The drum may be hollow or maybe in 7 through the cotton picker, v 7, the form of a plurality of discs 44 rigidly Figure 5 is a front end View ofthe samegj bolted together with the curvedteeth 42 lo- 40 Figure 6 is a fragmentary verticalvsection cated between the discs andsecured t-hereto il taken along the line 6-6 of 2. Thedrum 40 may be solid with-the teeth 41 Referring more particularly to the draw:- having their inner ends threaded, as shown ings, 10v designates a pair of rear wheels at 4:5,; into radial passages, w th nuts 46 for adapted to be revolved by drawing the vel-ockingthe teeth against displacement. 95

ed by the wheels. A pair of beams 12 are a sprocket 50 around which a chain 51 is connected to theaxle in any approved mantrained. This chain also is trained around Iler- {to drive a sprocket 52 on a shaft 53 carried A frame generally, designated the nufby the frame. A sprocket 54 driven-by the 50 meral13 is secured to the beams'12 and longi= 'si'aft 53 drives the chain 55 and l kew se the sprocket 56 rigid with the shaft 57. The shaft 57 is rigidly secured to the drum 40. A gear 61 secured to the shaft 53 meshes with a gear 62 rigid with a shaft 63. This shaft is secured in any approved manner to the drum 43.

The front end of the frame 13 is supported by means of springs 65 which are connected to the upper ends of brackets 66 and also to 7 to engage the teeth of a rack Y6 which is secured to the beam 80 in any appropriate manner. The dog is actuated by means of a 20 link 77 and a hand lever 78 pivoted on the lever 74.

A transverse beam 80 is secured to the front ends of the beams 14 and supported above said beams by means of brackets 81 and 82. The bracket 81 is reinforced by a bar 83. Bars 90 are secured to the transverse beam 80 and extend forwardly of the vehicle. An oscillating bar 91 is mounted within slots 92 in the bars 90 which act as a guide for the bar 91 This bar is connected by means of links 93 with the beam 80. A link 95 connects one end of a lever 96 with the links 93. A vertical shaft 9'? mounted at each end of the beam 80 is rigid with the lever 96. The lower end of each shaft 97 is connected with a bearing 98 which carries a stub axle 99 for supporting a front wheel 100. Rocking of the shaft 97 causes oscillation of the front wheel 100. The transverse bar 91 is adapted to be connected with the usual single or double tree for propolling the vehicle by means of horses. Any method of drawing the vehicle may be employed.

I The operation of my device is as follows: The vehicle is drawn through a cotton field in such a manner that the fingers of both of the spaced drums 43 are disposed over the cotton plants so that when the vehicle is drawn and the drum is revolved in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 3, the fingers will be moved upwardly and into the sections 25 of the hood, and the cotton is picked off the fingers by means of teeth 41 on the: drum 40. Due to the speed of revolution of the drum 40, the cotton is thrown into the sections 21, where it is deposited Within the body 17 of the vehicle.

When it is desired to dump the body it is i Wardly, the sh aft 71 is rocked thereby rocking the cranks to the position shown in Figure 3. The raising of the outer ends of the cranks, elevates the link 73 and likewise the forward end of the frame 13. If a complete dumping of the body is desired, the latch 20 is actuated to release the body from the frame 13 whence the body may be tilted on its hinge 18. Jhen the body 17 is tilted on its hinge, the hood 21 which is fixed to the body is likewise elevated and moved out of engagement with the rear end 24 of the section 25 of the hood.

I claim 1. A device of the character described comprising a frame, a body on the frame, a hood having one portion in open communication with the body, an inverted U-shaped channel section inclined at an angle to the body and having the inner end in open communication with the hood, the bottom of the channel section being open to the body, a drum provided with fingers and rotatably mounted in the hood, a second drum provided with curved fingers disposed in cooperative association with the first mentioned fingers for supplying cotton to said fingers, the first mentioned being a 1 ptcd to throw the cotton into the channel :tions whence said cotton is directed into the body and means for revolving the drums.

2. A device of the character described comp: sing a frame, wheels for supporting the frame, a body on the frame, a hood having one portion in open communication with the body, a drum provided with fingers and rotatably mounted in the hood, a second drum provided with curved fingers movable in co operative relation with the first mentioned fingers, the first mentioned fingers being adapted to remove cotton from the curved fingers and to throw the cotton from the hood towards the bottom, means associated with the body for directing cotton downwardly into the body, and means operatively connecting the drums with the wheels.

In a device of the character described, a cotton picking means comprising a plurality of spaced discs, curved fingers having the inner ends thereof secured to one face of a disc, and means for securing the discs together as a unit, the inner ends of the fingers acting to space the discs apart, and means for rotatably mounting the-unit of secured discs. ARTHUR E. BENSON. 

